Coptica v. 16 2017

Contents

Abstracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Commemorations in the Coptic Arabic Synaxarium, Part II Ashraf W. Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Towards a History of Liturgical Vestments in the Coptic Rite II: – Bishops and Patriarchs Ramez Mikhail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

The Story of Fakhr al-Dawlah ibn al-Muʾtaman: Priest’s Son, Muslim Grandee, Monk of St. Antony Mark N. Swanson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Portraying the Religious Other in the Age of Pope Matthew I (the 87 th patriarch, 1378-1408) Mark N. Swanson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Christine Chaillot, ed., The Dialogue between the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches . Reviewed by Maged S.A. Mikhail